Wind is one of the most common weather conditions. Normally it's nothing to worry about, but when it reaches high speeds it can be extremely devastating. Damaging wind from thunderstorms is much more ...

If you have broken tree limbs, roof damage, or lost power during a thunderstorm, you may think your house was hit by a tornado. But the far more likely culprit is thunderstorm wind damage, often ...

Severe storms — thunderstorms that produce tornadoes, hail at least one inch in diameter, or damaging winds (58 mph or higher) — are destructive and deadly. They cause an average of 200 deaths ...

A fast-moving thunderstorm with straight line winds cause power outages to over 30,000 NJ residents.

Severe winds challenge Canadian homes throughout the year. Here are some recommended steps to consider when protecting your ...

Damaging straight-line wind from severe thunderstorms across the country account for about half of the billion dollar weather and climate disasters on average in a given year in the United States ...

WARMINSTER, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- Straight-line winds caused damage in Warminster and Warrington, with estimated wind gusts of 110 mph, according to the National Weather Service. On Friday afternoon, ...

MASCOUTAH, Ill. (AP) -- Researchers on Monday launched a major study on straight-line winds, a destructive weather pattern more widespread than May's record-setting spate of tornadoes. Some 100 ...